Archbishop of Canterbury concerned about possible British embassy move to Jerusalem

The Archbishop of Canterbury in the United Kingdom, Justin Welby, has expressed his concern about the possible relocation of the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.

And the British newspaper "The Guardian" reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury - the highest religious position in the Anglican Church - expressed concern about the potential repercussions of moving his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem before a settlement of the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel is reached.

In a statement to Jewish News last Friday, a spokesperson for Welby said, "The Archbishop is concerned about the potential impact of moving the British Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before a negotiated settlement is reached between the Palestinians and Israelis."

"He is in contact with Christian religious leaders in the Holy Land and continues to pray for peace in Jerusalem," he added.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss told her Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last September, that she was considering moving her country's embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.

And if the presidency takes the decision, Britain will follow in the footsteps of the United States and other countries, despite the almost international consensus that this is contrary to the resolutions of international legitimacy.

The British government did not specify a time frame for moving the embassy, ​​but the position of the new prime minister sparked criticism from former British diplomats, who said that the establishment of a Palestinian state should wait, as well as public reactions.

And the Guardian newspaper reported, in a report published on September 30, that Arab diplomats urged Terrace not to move forward with the decision to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

Arab ambassadors in London said, according to the British newspaper, that the plan could jeopardize talks on a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council.